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The Middle East is constantly in the news and is a major focus for international conflict. This book attempts to explain why this is so. It covers the crucial period after 1914, when the Ottoman empire was defeated and its provinces taken over by Britain and France, ending in 1958, when the Iraqi revolution finally ended British influence in the region. It describes both British and French policies and the reactions of Arabs and Jews. - ;The term 'Fertile Crescent' is commonly used as shorthand for the group of territories extending around the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates. Here it is assumed to

Mandates. --- Imperialism. --- Anti-imperialist movements --- Anti-colonialism --- Antiimperialist movements --- Social movements --- Imperialism --- National liberation movements --- Colonialism --- Empires --- Expansion (United States politics) --- Neocolonialism --- Political science --- Caesarism --- Chauvinism and jingoism --- Militarism --- Mandates --- Mandates, Colonial --- Mandates, International --- Colonies --- International trusteeships --- Law and legislation --- Middle East --- History --- 20th century